A strong primary care (PC) system is essential for an efficient and high-quality healthcare
service. Many countries have adopted a model of PC that encourages different healthcare …

Background Primary care transformation in Scotland aims to improve population health,
reduce health inequalities, and reduce GP workload. Two key strategies (formalised in April …

Background The concept of GP clusters is derived from'quality circles' in general practice in
Europe and Canada. GP clusters commenced across Scotland in 2016 to improve the …

Background: There is an increasing emphasis on the importance of comprehensive primary
healthcare (CPHC) in improving population health and health equity. There is, therefore, a …

Background Community participation in primary care is enshrined in international and Irish
health policy. However, there is a lack of evidence about how stakeholders work collectively …

Background Primary care is the cornerstone of healthcare reform with policies across
jurisdictions promoting interdisciplinary team working. The effective implementation of such …

Introduction Achieving effective integration of healthcare across primary, secondary and
tertiary care is a key goal of the New Zealand (NZ) Health Strategy. NZ's regional District …

In the first phase of the project (January 2011 to September 2012), we followed the
development of CCGs (initially known as GP Commissioning Consortia) from birth to …

Background Formation of GP clusters began in Scotland in April 2016 as part of a new
Scottish GP contract. They aim to improve the care quality for local populations (intrinsic …

Background and objectives Many frameworks describing primary care (PC) organization
exist. This study proposes a consolidated framework based on the synthesis of published …